Shaft bearing



May 15, 1928.

W. L. SCRIBNER SHAFT BEARING Filed July 2, 1927 j 5380 /7 Qlz/ f5 HAS ./QTTORA/fr;

Patented May 15, 192s.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM L. soItIBNEn, or CANTON, omo,

ASSIGNOR TO THE TIMKEN ROLLER BEAR- ING COM-PANY, OF CANTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

` SHAFT BEARING.

Application ld July 2 n l v i My lnventlon. relates to shaft bearings,

. commonly known as shaft hangers or pillow blocks and has for its principal object a construction embodying anti-friction bearings, permitting adjustment of the bearings, holding them securely in position and having means for securely fastening the assembly on a shaft. A further object of the in- 'vention is to ermit the bearings to be adjusted at the actory and securedV in correct adjustment beforeA shipment, mounting of the assembled device on a shaft being possible without disturbing the bearing ad'ust- 1927. Serial. N0. 203,033..

and co-operating washers 10 are mounted l1n the ends of the housing, so that Ylubricant for the bearings may be retained in the houslng and dirt and other foreign matter excluded therefrom. i

Mounted on each threaded end 4 of the bearlng supporting sleeve 3 is a nut 11 whose end portion bears against a washer 9, hold- 111g it tight against the bearing cone 7 and vsecuring the bearing cone in position. Each nut has an upst'anding annular flange 12 in whose periphery are recesses 13 adapted to receive a Spanner wrench. Thus a nut may ment. A further object is a neat and ust-,1` be turned to move it endwise of the sleeve` proof construction.

The invention consists principally in proa` viding a shaft bearing `assembly with bearing adjusting nuts "that may be locked in position and that have tapered portions adapted to receive a clamp ringthat is movably secured thereto; so that by drawing up' the clamp' ring on the tapered portions, the assembly may be secured to a shaft without disturbing the adjustment of the bearings. The invention further consists in theshaft bearing and in the parts and combinations and arran ements of parts hereinafter .described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification and .wherein like reference characters indicate like parts wherever they occur, Fig. lis a part elevation, part longitudinal sectional view ot a shaft bearing embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is an end view, 'the shaft bemg shown in section, Fig. 3 is an end view of the nut for pos1- tioning the bearing and securing the bearing supporting sleeve to the shaft, and

Fig; 4 is a side view thereof. Mounted in a suitable support or pedestal 1 is a housing or box 2 through which extends a sleeve 3 that has threaded end portions 4 that project beyond the ends of the housing 2. Said sleeve 3 is mounted ona shaftr. Mounted in the ends of the. housing are outer race members 'or bearing cups 6. (lo-operating inner bearmg members o r cones 7 are mounted on the sleeve; and antifriction elements 8 are interposed therebetween, conical rollers being shown 1n the drawing. Washers 9 are mounted on the sleeve abutting against the bearing cones and adjust a bearing.

Eaehmut 11 is provided with a tapered outer portion 14 on which is seated an interiorly tapered clam-p ring L5 that is secured to the flange 12 of thenut 11 as by screws 16. Preferably the clamp ring 15 is provided with recesses 17 to accommodate the heads of the screws 16. By turning the screws 16 to force the clamp 'ring 15 up on the tapered seat portion 14 of the nut 11, said eat portion and the end of the sleeve 3 are contracted, causing the sleeve to firmly engage the shaft 5. Each nut 11 is provided with slots 18 and the end portions of the sleeve are likewise provided with slots 19 .to permit them to contract when the clamp ring 15 is drawn up tight.

Mounted on' the shank of one of the screws 16 and seated in one of the recesses 17 is' a plate-20 that has a projecting finger21 that extends through alining slots 18 and 19 in the nut 11 and the sleeve 3. Thus the plate 20 locks the nut 11 in position and maintains the bearings inadjusted position. The clamp ring may be provided with a flange portion 22 that overhangs the periphery of the flange 12 of the nut 11.

The support, housing, bearings, sleeve and adjusting and securing devices may be assembled in the factory. The nuts are turned by means of a Spanner wrench to obtain the desired adjustment of the bearings and the clamp rings are positioned on the ta ered seats of the nuts, the locking plates ing disposed so that their fingers extend into slots of the sleeve, thus preventing the nuts from turning 'and securin the bearings in adjusted position. The c amp rings are screwed loosely to the flanges of the nuts. When the device is mounted on a shaft, it

may be moved along the shaft to the desired osition by reason of the clamp rings being oose on the nuts. When the device is in position, the clamp rings are screwed up tight, to clamp the sleeve on the shaft. In this position, as shown in the drawing, the projecting portions of the clamp rings overhang the anges of the nuts. This makes a neat construction and minimizes the risk of the adjustment of the bearings being tampered with. Of course, when, due to wear or other causes, adjustment is required, the bearings may be adjusted by loosening the clamp rings and drawing the overlianging portions clear of theflanges of the nuts to permit said flanges to be engaged by a spanner wrench. p

The above described construction has numerous advantages. It permits the assembly of the device and securing of the bearings in adjusted position in the bearing factory where the bearings may best be adjusted. The housing may be filled with lubricant for the bearings and will run for a very long time without requiring attention of any sort. The device is free from projectons, which is obviously advantageous in the case of a device having rotary portions. The clamping device is sim le and effective and the bearin adjusting evice is likewise simple and e ective. Obviously numerous changes may be made without departing from the invention and I do not wish to be limited to the precise construction shown.

What I claim is:

l. A shaft bearing com rising a shaft, a sleeve thereon, a housing or said sleeve, antifriction bearings interposed between said housing and said sleeve, said sleeve having threaded and longitudinally slotted end portions, nuts on said ends of said sleeve, each of said nuts serving to position one of said bearing members, said nuts having tapered slotted seat portions and internally tapered clamp rings mounted on said seat ortions whereby said sleeve may be clampe to sai shaft.

2. A shaft bearing com risin a shaft, a sleeve thereon, a housing or sai sleeve, antifriction bearin s interposed between said housing and sai sleeve, said sleeve having threaded and longitudinally slotted end portions extending beyond the ends of said housin nuts on said ends of said sleeve, each o said nuts serving to position one of saidbearing members, said nuts having tapered slotted seat portions and internally tapered clamp rings mounted on said seat portions, whereb said sleeve may be clamped to said s aft.

3. A shaft bearing com rising a shaft, a sleeve thereon, a housing for said sleeve, an antifriction bearing comprising cup, cone and conical rollers interposed between said housing and said sleeve, said sleeve having a threaded and longitudinally slotted end portion, a nut on said end of said sleeve, serving to position said bearing cone, said nut having a tapered and slotted seat portion and an internally ta ered clamp ring mounted on said seat portion, whereby said sleeve may be clamped to said shaft.

4. A shaft bearing comprising a shaft, a sleeve thereon, a housing for said sleeve, an antifriction bearing comprising cup, cone and conical rollers interposed between said housing and said sleeve, said sleeve havin" .a threaded and longitudinally slotted en portion extending beyond the ends of said housing, a nut on said end of said sleeve serving to position said bearing cone, said nut having a tapered and slotted seat portion and an internally tapered clamp ring mounted on said seat ortion, whereby said sleeve may be clampe to said shaft.

5. A shaft bearing comprising a shaft, a sleeve thereon, a housing for said sleeve, antifriction bearin s interposed between said housing and sai sleeve, said sleeve having threaded and longitudinali slotted end prtions extending beyond t e ends of said housing, nuts on said ends of said sleeve, each of said nuts serving to position one of said bearing members and having an annular rib provided with recesses for cooperation with a wrench, said nuts also having tapered slotted seat portions, and internally tapered clamp rings mounted on said seat portions, whereby said sleeve may be clamped to said shaft.

6. A shaft bearing com risin a shaft, a sleeve thereon, a housing or sai sleeve, antifriction bearin s interposed between said housing and sai sleeve, said sleeve having threaded and longitudinally slotted end portions extending eyond the ends of said housing, nuts on said ends of said sleeve, each of said nuts serving to position one of said bearin members and having an annular rib provided with recesses for cooperation with a wrench, said nuts also having tapered slotted seat portions and internally tapered elamp rings mounted on said seat portions whereby said sleeve may be clamped to said shaft, said clamp rings having flange portions overhanging said nut flanges.

7. A shaft bearing comprising a shaft, a sleeve thereon, a housing for said sleeve, antifi'iction bearings interposed between said housing and said sleeve, said sleeve having threaded and longitudinally slotted end portions extending beyond the ends of said housing, nuts on said ends of said sleeve, each of said nuts serving to positionA one of said bearing members and having an annular rib provided with recesses for cooperation with a wrench, said nuts also havin tapered slotted seat portions and internal y tapered clamp rings mounted on said seat ortions, whereby said sleeve may be clampe to said shaftLand means on said clamp rings for securing said nut against rotation relative to said sleeve.

8. A shaft bearing comprising a shaft, .a sleeve thereon, a housing for said sleeve, `antifriction bearings interposed between said housing and said sleeve, said sleeve having threaded and longitudinally slotted end portions extending beyond the ends of said housing, nuts on said endsof said sleeve, each of said nuts serving to position one ot' said bearing members' and having an annular rib, said nuts also havingtapered slotted seat portions,""internally tapered clamp rings mounted on said seat por-tions and screws in said clamp rings threaded into holes in said nut flanges whereby said sleeve may be clamped to said shaft.

9, A shaft bearing comprising a shaft/,a sleeve thereon, a housing for said sleieve, antifriction bearings interposed between said housing and said sleeve, said sleeve having threaded and longitudinally slotted end portions extending beyond the ends of said housing, nuts on said ends of said sleeve, each of said nuts serving to position one ot said bearing members and having an annular rib, said nuts also ,having tapered slotted seat portions, internally tapered clamp rings mounted on said seat portions and screws in said clamp rings threaded into holes in said nut flan es whereby said sleeve extending into alining slots in said seat por-u tions and said sleeve, to seouresaid nuts against rotation relative to said sleeve.

10., A shaft bearing comprising a shaft, a sleeve thereon, a housing for said sleeve, an antii'riotion bearing interposed between said housing and said sleeve, a lnut threaded on to the end ot said sleeve for adjusting and positioning .said bearing, said nuthaving a tapered seat portion, a lamp ring mounted on 'said tapered seat Iportion., said seat ortion and the end ot aid sleeve .having ongitudinal slots, and a looking plate secured to said clamp ring'. and having a linger extendin into alining slots in said seat portion and said sleeve, 'thereby holding Asaid nut in position.

' Signed at Canton, 0hio, this 2'? day of June 1927. ,V

WiLLiAM L. soRIBNER. 

